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    "id": 896967,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/896967/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mathare, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Anthony Oluoch",
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        "legal_name": "Anthony Tom Oluoch",
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    "content": "I want to address the group of people who have said that because we entered into this thing we call the handshake, the Opposition has died. This is a misreading of the Constitution. I tried to read through Article 95 as I was walking in and found out that it says that it is the principal role of Parliament to play oversight role. The Members of Parliament in plenary and through their committees such as the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and all these forums, including the agencies of EACC and the DCI are organs established under the Constitution to carry out oversight. It is a misrepresentation of our Constitution and our laws to say that Opposition has died. I want to say that it will be a major disaster if this Parliament were to entertain what we have seen in the public domain where people say that they would like to whittle down the powers of the DPP and the DCI. I think the fight on corruption will be the second legacy which the President will leave after the handshake is anchored on having independent institutions undiluted by any quarters including Parliament."
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